Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment ... “We expect that these natural lipid coatings produced by the bear will help us to develop new more ...

The results were striking. When unwashed, polar bear fur resisted ice adhesion significantly better than human hair and ...

New research reveals that polar bears use more than just thick fur to survive the Arctic—they also have a natural oil that ...